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Mother of Missing Infant Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 12 Years in Son’s Death

The plea resolves a scheduled murder hearing and leaves investigators continuing the search for the child’s remains.

Port Huron Father Pleads Guilty to Killing 17-Year-Old Son and Shooting Two Other Children

ICE Blames Deported Mother for Toddler’s Death Despite Records of Her Pleas to Reunite

Autopsy Ordered in 10-Year-Old’s Death as Family Challenges Pneumonia Finding in Separate Case

Oviedo Court Jails German Parents for Child Neglect in 'Horror House' Case

U.S.-German Parents Jailed in Spain for Isolating Children for Years

Pune Father Arrested in Alleged Killing of 3-Year-Old After 5-Year-Old Son Found Alive

Trial Hears Varley’s Bath-Fall Account in Death of Adopted Baby Preston

Will County Opens Homicide Probe Into Death of 2-Month-Old in Plainfield

ICE Files Detainer as South Carolina Man Charged With Incest After Juvenile Gives Birth

Barcelona Infant Discharged to Foster Care After Hospital Flags Suspected Abuse

Inquest Hears Baby Was ‘Unkempt’ as Tests Show Drug Exposure Before Death

Government Declines Standalone ‘Maya’s Law’ After Westminster Debate

Man and Child Found Dead of Gunshot Wounds in Becker County Home

Gaza Toddler Returned With Alleged Torture Wounds After Israeli Detention

Tiffany Meek Pleads Not Guilty Ahead of April 22 Trial Date

Penn Hills Mother Charged With Homicide in Death of 3-Year-Old

Ventura County Adds 2015 Infant Murder Charge to Case Against Oxnard Mother

Virginia Fonseca Outlines Family Priorities as Vini Jr. Orchestrates Her Paris Fashion Week Debut

Eight-Year Sentence in Death of 8-Year-Old Leaves Alberta Woman With Under Four Years to Serve